January 7, 2025

 

 

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2025 - Jan - 7

 
 

From the Founder's Desk

Using Mobile First technology to personalize the phone experience

 

Everyone's experience with their mobile phone is different. People can use their phone in so many ways that the limit on what they can do with them seems to expand on a daily basis.  While most people do stay within the boundaries of normal phone use, e-mail, texting, phone calls and passive browsing on the internet, others expand to include personal entertainment such as playlists of audio and video files or adding a favorite game to pass the time.  Still others use the phone as a learning device, constantly reading and improving their education with every spare minute that have.

 

While all these activities are useful, the mobile phone can become much more if it is used as a promotional tool for the person who owns it.  Most websites are created and maintained on a much larger screen, such as a desktop or laptop machine.  This is the only way most traditional websites can be created and become more of a job than an enjoyable pastime.  MobileFirst-Personal websites is one of the first website editors that has moved exclusively to creating websites using page building technology, creating an easy to understand, powerful platform that can be used anywhere to build the pages of an integrated site anywhere the user has an internet connection with the handheld editor that adjusts, like the sites it builds, to the size of the available screen.  


No more wasted time waiting to get to a machine that you can work from, rather the editor is at hand whenever you have a few spare minutes.  Rather than wasting time on Facebook, Instagram or TikTok, think of the power you now have in your hand to build and expand a personal digital presence whenever you have a few spare moments.


MobileFirst-Personal Websites plans cover almost every inclination you may have to build a personal site for your phone, one designed to perform the way you want it to, delivering access to the internet in many unique and individual ways.  Plans are monthly, with no contract and allow the user to build their experience the way they want to use the phone for their personal benefit.  

 

Create a unique and powerful introduction card that can be used to introduce yourself in any manner you wish.  Build a couple, one for use when meeting business clients, another designed exclusively as a personal introduction when the situation is much more personal and intimate.  The power is finally in your hands to imagine new and powerful ways to incorporate the power of the internet into your own hands, and personalize the way it is used exactly the way you want it.  The learning curve is very fast, does not require more skill than if you were using a Word or Excel document and allows you to control and maintain your site without outside eyes, such as developers and programmers to pry into your personal experience.

 

Quote Of The Day

"Mobile users are goal-oriented. So don’t make them think. Make it simple for them to achieve their goals on your site."

 

MobileFirst Technology as part of the toolkit for solopreneurs and side hustles

MobileFirst-Personal Websites was originally envisioned as a way for individual people to create a totally personalized experience on their phone, one in which they controlled the way they interacted with their phone. But it soon became apparent that the solopreneur and people with a side hustle to improve their lifestyle are also fantastic candidates for the power of mobile first website construction.

 

Since its conception, the power of the digital business card has become increasingly important for anyone who has a social or business life that consists of connecting with others. The man problem for people to accept and embrace websites for their own usage has always been the huge barriers to utilization that traditional website editors have built around them.  Websites, at least traditional ones are extremely expensive. True, if you want to have a blog, you can employ a free WordPress site.  

 

The problem is that the only thing that is truly free is the bare bones. Since this traditional editor came onto the scene as a open source product, it has evolved rapidly, going through endless upgrades and fixes at a dizzying rate.  Using the open source structure has allowed third party developers to create a plugin that can do almost anything.  The problem is that the external add-ons rarely upgrade as fast as the main shell, so there is a constant drain on the owner's time to keep everything updated to the newest and most compatible state, which often caused incompatibility with older pieces that have not kept up to the newest version.

 

Add to that the cost to host the site and educational requirements to understand the way the developers are coding in different ways, there is an extreme drain on a solopreneur's resources that usually make it impossible to own and maintain a website as an individual.

MobileFirst-Personal Websites has a variety of plans, everything is included in the platform, and it is kept invisibly current with any upgrades or improvements that are made.  

 

This proprietary system is always 100% compatible with all the internal pieces, able to do whatever any other website platform can offer and do it all for no more than 2.00 per month per website.  The plans offer a variety of features in each one, depending on the concentration of the solopreneur and what is required to deliver the website that needs to connect to the internet.  

 

Some may concentrate on the digital store, others on selling information through a course structure. Some may just want a complete digital business card.  All these requirements are covered by the five basic plans offered. The most complete offers the entrepreneur the ability to make and control up to 20 websites in any style they wish, with every possible widget and theme template included to do just that.  Others want only a couple of DBC, and there are plans that cater to those needs. 

 

MobileFirst-Personal was developed to cater to the requirements of enterprising individuals who want to take control of their handheld devices and lead the way to useful user experiences. The enlightened solopreneur can take a huge advantage from the way the platform has been made to exploit the power of websites in a variety of ways at a price that does not put stress on the finances and the required time or education of the solopreneur.

 

Since the site is automatically upgraded invisibly, all that the solopreneurs and side hustler is required to do is maintain and improve their sites as they see fit, and let the resto ff the operational functions be done for them, invisibly and reliably in the background.  

 

Joke Of The Day

Why did the mobile-first website break up with the desktop website?

Because it needed more space to scroll through other options!

 

 

A Digital Business Card for an Indivdual?

People exchange their information all the time.  In the mobile phone age we are entering, that will be done more and more directly from one phone to another.  At present a coming trend is the Digital Business Card, were a prospective client is given your business contact details directly.   the MobileFirst-Personal Professional digital business card is deigned to do that easily and with minimal fuss. But it is so new, it is also a great discussion point to show the advanced technology off and to start a powerful conversation as the details are transmitted.

 

But have you ever thought that the same can be done on a very personal basis. For many people, their personal lives are as important, if not more important,  than what they represent in the business arena?  A car salesman should have a full listing of the products he is currently offering, with easy modification on the fly available.  The handheld editor is perfect for this as he can change the status of a vehicle as soon as it is sold, even right in front of the customer who is purchasing it.

 

But that same salesman often will have much different personal interests and passions that he would also want to share to other people whom he may come into contact with.  The single digital business card does not make sense in this case.  Rather, the need for a second one is quite apparent, but for most other platforms, that would require a lot of extra expense.  

 

The MobileFirst-Personal Connector plan automatically offers a second blank website.  This allows a totally different introduction card to be built that can be totally separate from the business entity.  These can be used anywhere the occasion arises, at a family get-together, in social places such as a bar or golf course.  The possibilities are endless and the ability to decide which type of contact you wish to offer is a powerful change to social interaction.

 

The BizCard template and widget are extremely powerful, but also incredibly simple to build and deliver.  I see them as the main website(s) that anyone who must meet and impress clients and friends should have in their personal and business toolkit.  The internet is possibly the most powerful development in history, so it is time that the people are allowed the opportunity to use it on a level playing field that is not a financial or time wasting burden to them.

 

These are not simply the same as a paper card.  These are websites that are only limited by the framework they are created with.  They are full websites with the ability to use any feature that has been offered before.  Depending on the plan, and thus the variety of available widgets, anything that has been created in a traditional editor can be easily included on a MobileFirst-Personal Website structure.  The business card aspect of the site is actually a single page in most cases, but added pages are a way to increase the versatility and the power of the website exponentially.  

 

Often that method can become somewhat awkward and difficult to control over time. As a result, the plans offered by MobileFirst-Personal Websites include multiple blank sites that can be dedicated to particular purposes, such as an educational site, a commercial site and even sites dedicated to personal individual passions.  While the Introduction card, whether business or personal is the flagship, the ability to create and control a variety of other sites at a very economical, built-in plan price offers a powerful way to create and control as much greater section of digital assets than any other platform has ever been able to before.

 
 

 

For Beginners and Novices

Mastering the Footer:

Optimizing Your Website's Bottom Line

 

As a website owner, the footer is often an overlooked area of your digital real estate. But don't underestimate the power of this unsung hero! The footer is like the closing credits of your website - it's where you can provide important information and navigation for your visitors.

 

Let's dive into how you can make the most of this valuable space.

First things first, the footer is automatically displayed at the bottom of every page on your website. That means it's prime real estate for including essential details like your business name, contact information, and links to your privacy policy and terms of service.

 

To access the footer options, head to the "Options" menu at the top of the page you're editing. From there, you'll see a section for "Legal and Privacy" where you can customize the content that appears in the footer.

 

Options menu in Mobile and Desktop Main Menu

 

Now, it's tempting to go overboard and cram a ton of buttons and links into the footer. But resist the urge! Less is often more when it comes to footers. Aim to keep it clean and focused, with just one or two main navigation options, like a link back to your home page or a contact form.

Remember, the footer is visible on every single page, so you want to make sure it doesn't become overwhelming or distracting. Think of it as the supporting cast to your website's main attraction - it should complement the overall user experience, not steal the spotlight.

 

Widgets - Real Estate Widget

This week, in our widget spotlight we have the Real Estate widget, a very popular widget for real estate agents who want to take better control of their properties and the ability to get them noticed when meeting one on one or over a longer distance conversation.  Since this widget is part of the overall website, it is available to people to view at any time they wish.  As a mobile first site, the site can be optimized originally for viewing on the mobile phone, but can be simultaneously tweaked to be displayed perfectly on both desktop and laptop resolutions as well.  

The controls for desktop and mobile are displayed on the editor page together allowing you to decide exactly how each resolution will look, and even to the point where some information can be reserved only for one and not displayed on the other.  Unlike traditional website editors where you design the site for a single resolution most often the desktop then shoehorn the site into a smaller display screen, as it is, using responsive technology, the adaptive  capabilities of the mobile first technology builds the sites simultaneously but allows for deviations and enhanced viewing on a page by page basis.

 

Q/A Questions

Q: What is the benefit of having a mobile-first website design?

A: Improved user experience, faster loading times, and better search engine rankings.

 

Q: How can I make my website mobile-first?

A: Start by optimizing your website for mobile devices, use adaptive design, prioritize mobile-friendly content, and test your website on various mobile devices.

 

Q: What are some common challenges when creating a mobile-first website?

A: Some challenges include ensuring consistency across different devices, optimizing images and videos for mobile viewing, and designing for varying screen sizes and resolutions.

 

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